Fleas 7 Nats 6
Hernandez Puts on Show, But Phillies End the Act – The Post
¡LIVAN! gave up three more runs than he scored, which is usually not too big deal for a pitcher, but he scored three runs, going 3 for 4 with 1 HR and 2B. He still has yet to have a strong outing on the mound and now has a 7.11 ERA. He needs ot pitch really well in his next start to avoid being demoted to Livan Hernandez.
In the end though, he did not get the loss, Mike Stanton did by giving up the game-winning run in the tenth.
The Ben’s/Jim’s challenge is now tied. This is the kind of game I could be cursing if I wind up on the wrong side of this wager.
More from The Wash. Times: Veteran pitchers blow it for Nats & The Inky: Phils rally for a 10-inning win
Boxscore – ESPN
Guzman Headed for Rehab Assignment – The Post
SS Cristian Guzman and his torn labrum may be on his way to extended spring training. Hopefully, they can extend it to October this year.
Bowden goes back to work at RFK – The Wash. Times
If you are around RFK, keep your wits about you, Jim Bowden (file photo) could be on the road.
THOM LOVERRO – Down to two and up to Bud – The Wash. Times
More ownership speculation! Loverro thinks it is down to Smulyan and Lerner with the Indiana guy haivng the edge.
Pitching for the Nats – The Wash. Times
A opinion column by Eric H. Holder Jr., Calvin Hill, Charles Mann and Art Monk making the case that their ownership group, lead by Indianan Jeff Smulyan IS local and is the most committed to diversity.
If they had just gotten Darrell Green to join (he’s with Malek) and Sonny, they’d be a mortal lock. Riggo would have been fun too.
THOMAS BOSWELL – In Baltimore, Crowds Are Going Mild – The Post
Bos thinks the efforts of Peter Angelo$ to destroy the Nationals may be destroying the Orioles. I think he is on to something.